Our next Hispanic Heritage Month post brings us to a very recent Missing Persons case out of California. Victoria Amairani Marquina vanished from Sutter Creek less than a week before her 17th birthday, and she was last seen with a man she met online. Was this man, who was charged with sex crimes against the …
Tag: 2010s
The Unsolved: Grace Chen
Xiaoxia “Grace” Chen was a well-loved teacher in her community. Austin, Texas. She was known for treating her students like family. So why was she murdered in cold blood? And why has her case remained cold for over seven years? Let’s explore. Who Was Grace? There is not a lot of information out there regarding …
Ferguson: Final Thoughts
Throughout the process of researching and writing these posts, I discovered a few trends. First - news outlets can’t agree on the number of people connected to the Uprising to have died in so-called suspicious circumstances. Even while researching the death of Bassem Masri, outlets claimed he was only the fourth person involved with the …
Ferguson: Bassem Masri
With our last post in this series, we will be taking a look at the death of the man who came to be known as the unofficial videographer of the Uprising. So, who was Bassem Masri, and how did he end up unresponsive on a bus in the years after the uprising? Let’s Explore. Who …
Ferguson: Danye Jones
This is the first case in this series where the victim is the loved one of someone involved in the Ferguson Uprising. And this is the second death ruled a suicide - though this one is definitely more questioned. So, what led to Danye Jones’ death, and why was it ruled the way it was? …
Ferguson: Edward Crawford Jr
This post will be a bit different from the others in this series, as it involves an undisputed suicide. I think it is important to include Edward Crawford Jr’s story in this series of deaths left in the wake of the Ferguson Uprising - not because there is something suspicious or some greater conspiracy involved, …
Ferguson: Darren Seals
So with our third post in this Ferguson series, we meet our first victim who was a central figure in the protests - Darren Seals. This also makes him the first to fall in line with the sensationalist headlines that sparked this series (i.e. “six young black men tied to the Ferguson Uprising have been …
Ferguson: Shawn Gray
Onto our second post in the Ferguson series. When a man is found drowned after being reported missing, the death is ruled accidental - but many disagree with that ruling and want a deeper investigation to answer the remaining questions. What led Shawn Gray to the waters of the River Des Peres? Let’s explore. Who …
Ferguson: DeAndre Joshua
This is the first of six posts examining the deaths of young men both involved in and surrounding the Ferguson Uprising. DeAndre Joshua was found murdered in an apartment parking lot - but no answers have ever been given who why this young man met such a grisly fate. So we’re here to ask - …
So, For February
We’re getting a late start this month because I have been doing research. I’ve struggled with what to write about - do I do Valentine’s or lover stories? Do I do something for Black History Month? - and in my endless internet browsing, my topic found me. Six young men tied to the protests in …